performs program officer responsibilities in peer review of applications
and carries on program officer responsibilities during the course of projects;

initiates, organizes, and conducts state-of-the-art workshops and assures
full participation of the public and private sectors;

performs program oversight and monitoring of the progress of grants and
contracts, and

organizes and convenes interagency subcommittees, and coordinates its activities
with other federal agencies and participates in joint-funding of rehabilitation
research and related activities, in collaboration with the Interagency Committee
on Disability Research (ICDR);

collaborates with the PPBE
division in developing and publishing regulatory documents, including annual
announcements of priorities, grant applications and fellowship notices;